The new authority given to the guards will be widely discussed.

The Law on Internal Security, which includes regulations regarding Internal Affairs Officers and amendments to certain laws and the Decree Law No. 375, has been published in the Official Gazette. According to the law, which was accepted in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey on November 21, the inspections and evaluations to determine first-class administrative officers will be conducted by the Ministry of Interior at most twice a year.

Retirement assistance, disability assistance, and death assistance will be provided to members of the Police Maintenance and Assistance Fund who are members of the Security Organization or their heirs in case of death; retired members will receive participation share dividends and death assistance.

The firearm license of those who have had their weapon stolen for the third time or have lost their weapon for the third time will be revoked, and these individuals will not be granted permission to possess and carry firearms for 5 years from the date of the incident.

No time registration will be required for the firearm licenses that will be acquired by veterans and their parents, spouses, and children, or if there are none, those who will acquire them.

PENALTY FOR ARMS SMUGGLING INCREASES

Those who bring parts of firearms such as barrels, slides, bodies, frames, cylinders, mechanism heads, extractors, claws, and firing pins into the country or sell them will face imprisonment of 5 to 12 years. The minimum prison sentence for those carrying, purchasing, and possessing unlicensed firearms will be increased from 1 year to 2 years, and the maximum from 3 years to 4 years.

HEAVY PENALTY FOR UNAUTHORIZED FLASHLIGHT AND ROOF LIGHT

Those using unauthorized flashlights and roof lights will be fined 96,000 lira, their driver's licenses will be revoked for 30 days, and the vehicle will be banned from traffic for the same period. The vehicle registration and certification system data maintained by the Union of Notaries of Turkey will also be shared in real-time with the Gendarmerie General Command. Associations that have been active for at least one year will be able to open local offices; this condition will not be required for federations and confederations.

GUARDS GIVEN SEARCH AUTHORITY

If a neighborhood watchman has sufficient suspicion that a person or vehicle they have stopped contains a weapon, they may check the person externally by patting them down to prevent harm; they may also inspect the visible parts of vehicles from the outside.

Personnel from the General Directorate of Security who perform their duties with outstanding success may be awarded the "Medal of Superior Courage and Sacrifice," "Medal of Honor," and "Medal of Superior Service" by the Minister of Interior.